2025 Compare Cities Education:
Poulsbo, WA vs San Rafael, CA

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- San Rafael spends 19.4% more per student than Poulsbo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% higher in San Rafael than in Poulsbo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Rafael had 9.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Poulsbo
 Poulsbo, WASan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,111$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,783  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock41414573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Poulsbo    7 Reviews

The description above states that "the ferry takes 1hour and that they are one and a half hour apart." That is only true for Bremerton, a place with a very different  More

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Over 10 years ago

Need contour map of  More

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Lorena MOVE TO KITSAP COUNTY Washington IF YOU WANT FIREWORKS. Extreme and excessive fireworks used there. Illegal rockets and other Indian Fireworks (are literally just  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 15 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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